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11 Aug, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Mounting evidence of Donald Trump's criminal intent under federal and Georgia state law.

U.S. Attorney in Georgia testifies: Trump was going to fire him for refusing to back up Trump's false claims (including on call with Raffensperger) of voter fraud.

nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/…
2. "Mr Pak had refused to support similar election fraud claims because of the lack of evidence, according to two people familiar with his investigation. 'You have your never-Trumper US attorney there,' Mr Trump told Mr Raffensperger during their phone call."

@ktbenner reporting
3. I put these in a separate thread.

Top candidates for crimes that fit these facts:

18 U.S. Code § 610
18 U.S. Code § 595

@CREWcrew's complaint specifically cites the facts involving the removal of Pak, for which we now have testimony under oath.

citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
4. And a reminder of this handy roadmap for Garland's Justice Department with links to several federal criminal provisions (by @tribelaw @BarbMcQuade @JoyceWhiteVance).

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

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Ryan Goodman Profile picture
11 Aug
With Pak's testimony, revisit @ChuckGrassley's flawed statement👇

"Pak testified…officials had made clear that Mr Trump intended to fire him over his refusal to say that the results in Georgia had been undermined by voter fraud…Resigning would preempt a public dismissal."
2. Byung J. Pak testified "that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials’ warning that President Donald J. Trump intended to fire him for refusing to say that widespread voter fraud had been found in Georgia."

nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/…
3. The reason Trump did not end up firing Pak:

Pak immediately resigned.

NYT based on Pak's testimony: "Resigning would preempt a public dismissal."

Sunday, January 3 10:09 pm: Acting Deputy A.G. emails Pak to call ASAP.

Monday, January 4 7:41am: Pak sends resignation letter.
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Ryan Goodman Profile picture
11 Aug
<thread> Informative piece by @JaxAlemany.

Relevant to: whether @ChuckGrassley would support @SenatorDurbin subpoena of Mark Meadows.

Relevant to: whether White House will provide email logs to @BennieGThompson @January6thCmte.

On Meadows, note this list from Clinton admin.👇
2. On precedent for obtaining White House email logs.👇

"In responding to requests and subpoenas from Republican chairmen, the Clinton Administration produced exceptionally sensitive documents and other materials to Congress."

"THOUSANDS of pages of these White House emails"
3. *Relevant to: whether White House will provide *call logs to @BennieGThompson @January6thCmte.

Here's the @JaxAlemany piece from today.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/….
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Ryan Goodman Profile picture
10 Aug
<thread>

A nugget in this scoop (by @woodruffbets @nicholaswu12):

"Rosen persuaded Trump the lawsuit wasn’t a good idea, he told Senate investigators..."

So then Trump KNEW lawsuit was groundless, but bashed Supreme Court's dismissal to make followers think it was all rigged?
2. "Rosen presented some of these arguments to the president, including arguments related to standing and original jurisdiction, and he told congressional investigators that he persuaded the outgoing president to side with him." (via @politico scoop).
3. Let's assume that's correct - Trump was persuaded is was a bad case.

Here's what Trump told his avid supporters when the Supreme Court dismissed the case:

"The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!" (Twitter).

"A Rigged Election, fight on!" (Facebook👇)
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Ryan Goodman Profile picture
9 Aug
Sen. @ChuckGrassley suggests we take comfort Trump did not actually fire Rosen.

NYT: "On Jan. 3, Mr. Clark notified Rosen that he would be taking his job at Mr. Trump’s behest."

If test is removing people, Grassley should not omit the removal of US Attorney in Georgia, BJay Pak
2. "White House officials pushed Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign ... because President Trump was upset he wasn’t doing enough to investigate the president’s unproven claims of election fraud."

via WSJ's @aviswanatha @sgurman @cammcwhirter

wsj.com/articles/white…
3. Grassley reads from CNN report that Rosen and Donoghue told Senate investigators Trump "didn’t order them to do anything illegal.”

Goodness gracious -- he did not order them, he just threatened to fire them.
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8 Aug
We've updated the Mark Meadows timeline.

Nov. 4, 2021:

The morning after election, Meadows dispatches "conservative firebrand" Cleta Mitchell to help Trump CAMPAIGN in Georgia.

What is the chief of staff doing performing that political role?

<thread>

justsecurity.org/77681/mark-mea…
2. In a radio interview, Cleta Mitchell in her own words:

Meadows asked her to go to Atlanta “because he was worried about Georgia … because [Trump’s lead] kept shrinking.”

"Because it was Mark Meadows and I love the president, I said yes I’d go help.”
3. Makes later points in timeline more significant

@jeremyherb: “Meadows appeared to be the go-between between Giuliani's team and Rosen. He forwarded an email [on Dec. 30] from Cleta Mitchell, an attorney who worked with Giuliani, laying out their claims about fraud in Georgia"
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5 Aug
<thread>

I just published a comprehensive Timeline (w/ @JuileeShivalkar)

"The Chief of Staff and Schemes to Overturn 2020 Election"

Highlights:

1. Meadows and Giuliani created “parallel track” to raise election fraud claims (WSJ's @MichaelCBender book)
justsecurity.org/77681/mark-mea…
2. Meadows introduced Trump to DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who was plotting to oust the acting attorney general and use Justice Department to overturn election results in Georgia.

(via WSJ's @MichaelCBender book)
(cc: @ktbenner @CatieEdmondson - may connect up with Rep. Perry)
3. Meadows arranged and participated in call in which Trump asked Georgia Sec'y of State Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes," and during the call Meadows asked the Georgia officials to share voting data even after they told him they could not because it was protected by law.
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